The possibility of an island (2005)
I dialoger mellem den tarvelige stand-up-komiker Daniel og hans to kloninger 1000 år senere lykkes det den kontroversielle forfatter at komme rundt om alle sine misantropiske holdninger til kærlighed, sex, alderdommen kontra dyrkelsen af ungdommen og samfundet i almindelighed
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- 9780307263490
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- 345 pages
Genres: science fiction
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